Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- confrontational
- urgent
- grim
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What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as forceful and committed in its political stance but uneven and heavy-handed in execution.
What sets it apart
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IPS officer Neerja Madhavan is positioned at the center of the response to Naxal violence in Chhattisgarh.
The film presents the Naxal conflict and its surrounding political forces through an overtly ideological lens.
Its account of the Bastar rebellion and Naxal incidents foregrounds the human consequences of insurgent violence.
The narrative is located in present-day Chhattisgarh and specifically invokes Bastar as a zone of rebellion.
Films like Bastar: The Naxal Story, and why
The Kashmir Files
political action drama depicting insurgency, state violence, and ideological conflict in contemporary India
The Kerala Story
Hindi-language political drama based on contested real-world violence and national identity
Uri: The Surgical Strike
military and counterinsurgency drama centered on armed conflict and patriotic resolve
Movie Details
- Director
- Sudipto Sen
- Release Date
- 2024-03-15
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (6)
Cast
- Adah Sharma
- Indira Tiwari
- Vijay Krishna
- Raima Sen
- Shilpa Shukla
- Yashpal Sharma
- Subrat Dutta
- Kishore Kadam
- Anangsha Biswas
- Anamika Tiwari
Common questions
- What is Bastar: The Naxal Story about?
- An ideologically charged Hindi political action drama follows an IPS officer confronting Naxal insurgency and the violence surrounding Bastar.
- What is Bastar: The Naxal Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Bastar: The Naxal Story as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Bastar: The Naxal Story violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Bastar: The Naxal Story as graphic.
- What did critics think of Bastar: The Naxal Story?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as forceful and committed in its political stance but uneven and heavy-handed in execution.
- Which films are like Bastar: The Naxal Story?
- Films with a similar feel include The Kashmir Files, The Kerala Story, and Uri: The Surgical Strike.
- How long is Bastar: The Naxal Story?
- Bastar: The Naxal Story runs 119 minutes.
